diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d65cb15..eecfa99 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ function licensee (configuration, path, callback) {
   } else {
     var arborist = new Arborist({ path })
     arborist.loadActual({ forceActual: true })
-      .catch(function (error) {
-        return callback(error)
-      })
       .then(function (tree) {
         var children = Array.from(tree.children.values())
         if (configuration.filterPackages) {
@@ -45,6 +42,9 @@ function licensee (configuration, path, callback) {
         }
         callback(null, findIssues(configuration, children, []))
       })
+      .catch(function (error) {
+        return callback(error)
+      })
   }
 }